title: Electrochemical and crystal structural analysis of alpha- and dehydro-alpha-lapachones.
abstract: Lapachones are pharmaceutically active compounds generating reactive oxygen species. The crystal structure and redox behaviour of the title lapachones, derivates of quinones, were determined by X-ray diffraction and cyclovoltametric measurements. The observed results were compared with beta-lapachone.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Nasiri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bolte
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schwalbe
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray / Q000379:methods*; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009285:Naphthoquinones / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009285:Naphthoquinones; C029244:xyloidone; C415043:alpha-lapachone